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Metallurgical Technician B - Apurímac (Mining)

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Job typeFull-time
Workplace typeOnsite
Experience levelNo experience limit
Education levelNo degree limit

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Job Summary: SGS, the world leader in inspection services, is seeking a technical professional or engineer to conduct metallurgical testing at laboratory and industrial levels, as well as sampling and sample preparation. Key Highlights: 1. Execution of advanced metallurgical testing at both laboratory and industrial levels. 2. Participation in industrial sampling and sample preparation for analysis. 3. Opportunity to work for a leading multinational company in its sector. **Company Description** SGS is a Swiss-based multinational corporation and the world leader in inspection, verification, testing, and certification services for products and services, with over 2,600 offices and laboratories worldwide. In Peru, we operate across most economic sectors—including mining, agriculture, and fisheries—forming part of the value chain for their products and services. **Job Description** * Execution of laboratory-level metallurgical tests such as: batch flotation of Cu and/or Mo, flotation kinetics of Cu and/or Mo, open-circuit and closed-circuit flotation tests of Cu and/or Mo, SAG Power Index (SPI), Bond Work Index (BWi), Abrasion Index (Ai), column cell testing, filtration testing, classification using cyclosizer, specific gravity determination, pulp rheology, among others established by MMG; additionally, at the industrial level, measurement of hydrodynamic parameters during industrial flotation across various stages of bulk flotation and Mo flotation circuits. * Sampling within the concentrator plant for fortnightly, monthly, and annual metallurgical accounting. * Preparation of briquettes for optical and electron microscopy, and preparation of samples for analysis by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR), and infrared spectroscopy (IR). **Requirements** * Metallurgical technician and/or metallurgical/chemical engineer or related field, holding a bachelor’s degree or professional title. * Experience: Minimum two (02\) years in industrial sampling at concentrator plants, mechanical sample preparation, and execution of various comminution metallurgical tests. * Experience operating mechanical sample preparation equipment (crushers, rotap, sample pulverizers, riffle splitters, pressure filters, etc.). * Experience conducting Bond Work Index and SGI comminution tests. * Solid knowledge of industrial sampling in crushing, SAG grinding, ball milling, flotation, thickening, and filtration circuits. * Solid knowledge of implementing, controlling, and continuously improving quality management systems for mechanical sample preparation and laboratory-scale comminution testing activities within metallurgical laboratories. * Knowledge of metallurgical comminution and flotation processes. * Knowledge of implementing good practices in metallurgical laboratories. * Availability and authorization to operate light vehicles within the mine site, including 4x4 pickup trucks. * Mandatory: Valid Category A\-I driver’s license with minimum five years’ driving experience; alternatively, Category A\-IIA or higher with minimum two years’ validity required to obtain an internal company license. **Additional Information** * Formal employment contract from day one. * Statutory life insurance. * Corporate benefit agreements.

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